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Kttttra @wat @Wire Letters Patent No. 106,262, dated August 9, 1870.

TOY.

*MOH- The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making parl: ofthe same.

I, JOHN G. FINE, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, 0h10, havemvcnt-ed a new and improved Toy, of which the following is a specification.

, Nature and Objects of the Invention.

General Description with Reference to theDrawing;

Figure 1A is a perspective view of my shoe-fly T053 l1`ignre'2 is a vertical section ythrough the same; and

Figure 3 isa plan of the under side of revolving table. y

l A represents a shaft or handle, having at its upper end an axial socket-(0, for the reception of a rod, B,

which not only serves as a pivot for the table C, but` also acts as a support for the gure D, by means of-a portion, b, which projects at right angles from the vertical rod B.

The horizontal' project-ion b'has its end secured in` the bac-k of the figure D, and the latter is provided with arms E and Vlegs F, which are loosely pivoted to its body at e and f.

Connected to the figure or image D, by a horse-hair, fine wire, or other flexible and elastic filament, G, is an artificial y, H.

Projecting downwardly from the table C, and parallel with the handle A, are two or more arms, I, having eyes t, to which are secured the ends of one or more elastic cords or thongs, J, that lpass through apertures L in said handle.

These apertures should be made at right angles to each other whenever tive cords are to be employed.

Operation.

This toy is operated in the following manner: The shaft- A is grasped near its lower end, and held in an erect position, and a reciprocating rotary motion is given to Vsaid shaft by the hand of the operator, which motion is communicated to the table C through medium of elastic Vcords J K and arms I. The momentum imparted to the table C causes the cord or cords J to be wound around the shaft when the table is rotated in one direction, and to be nnwound and coiled in an opposite manner the moment the rotation of said table is reversed.

This alternately reversed and rapid rotation of the table causes the arms and legs of the gure to move in an exceedingly natural and amusing manner, and imitates to perfection the frantic' exertions of a person who is trying to drive away an annoying fly, the effect being increased by the iexible support G, which imparts an endless variety of movement to the fly.

Claim.

hand.

JOHN G. FINE. Witnesses:

R. ,'l. BRADLEY, JAMES H. LAYMAN. 

